Network Engineer

Ashburn Consulting is seeking a Network Engineer to support a clients transition from a legacy Public Safety MPLS-based Juniper network infrastructure to a modern zero trust cloud-based network architecture. This individual will operate across both environments during the transition period maintaining and troubleshooting the existing Juniper MPLS backbone while actively supporting the design planning and phased cutover to a cloud-delivered zero trust solution such as Zscaler.

This is a hands-on coordination-heavy role. The engineer will work closely with network engineering teams security teams application owners and client stakeholders to sequence site migrations validate connectivity and performance at each cutover stage and ensure no disruption to mission-critical services throughout the transition. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential as this individual will regularly lead or participate in coordination calls migration planning sessions and status briefings with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications :

Operate maintain and troubleshoot the existing Juniper MPLS network including routing switching and WAN connectivity across distributed sites

Support planning and execution of the migration from MPLS/legacy WAN architecture to a zero-trust cloud-based network solution (e.g. Zscaler Internet Access/Private Access)

Develop and maintain migration runbooks site cutover plans and rollback procedures

Support coordination migration schedules and cutover windows with client stakeholders application owners and internal engineering teams

Validate network performance security policy enforcement and application accessibility pre- and post-migration

Serve as a technical point of contact during cutover events communicating status risks and issues clearly and in real time

Document network architecture changes configuration standards and lessons learned throughout the migration

Troubleshoot hybrid-state issues that arise from environments running both legacy and modernized network paths concurrently

Support post-migration decommissioning of legacy MPLS circuits and infrastructure

Requirements

A minimum of 5 years of experience in network engineering with hands-on experience supporting Juniper-based MPLS network environments

Direct experience participating in or leading a migration from a legacy WAN/MPLS architecture to a zero-trust cloud-based network solution (Zscaler Netskope Cloudflare or similar)

Solid understanding of routing and WAN protocols (BGP OSPF MPLS/L3VPN)

Familiarity with zero trust network access (ZTNA) concepts SASE architecture and cloud security gateway solutions

Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to coordinate technical migration activities across cross-functional teams and communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to produce clear technical documentation cutover plans and status updates/reports

Consulting experience preferred

Federal or State/local government network experience a plus

Must be able to pass a background investigation

Must have U.S. Citizenship

Additional Information :

Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience required

Primarily remote work. Minimal travel may be required (up to 5%)

Ashburn Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time